Design Age Institute unveils latest projects championing innovative products for healthy ageing
A self-balancing robotic mobility vehicle is among the projects that have come through the 2023…
Institution of Structural Engineers highlights economic benefits of inclusive building design
Ahead of the world marking the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Sunday…
Guest article: Why we need to demand desirable design for our ageing population
In an exclusive article for THIIS, Carly Dickson, Knowledge Exchange Fellow at Design Age Institute…
Replique and RehaMedPower team up to create customised wheelchairs through HP’s 3D printing tech
Digital manufacturing company Replique has been leveraging HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology to change the…
New RIBA guidelines put accessibility and inclusion at the heart of building design
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published new guidance to ensure that inclusion…
Innovate UK awards £2.5m to UK firms championing inclusive products for people with disabilities
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is helping 50 companies to develop inclusive…
Blackwood appoints intellectual property expert to judge independent living design competition
An intellectual property expert has been appointed to join the judge’s assessing inventions that could…
EXCLUSIVE: Why inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility matters for the built environment
The Inclusive Design Canvas supports teams in developing community engagement exercises and co-design processes. Research…
Sunrise Medical’s high performing manual wheelchair wins Red Dot Award for product design
Wheelchair manufacturer Sunrise Medical has announced that its Quickie Nitrum ultra-light wheelchair has been awarded…
Blackwood revives inspirational design awards that help transform assisted living
Enayball – an award-winning drawing tool that enables anyone with a physical disability to create…